The Bugatti Veyron EB It was named after the racing driver Pierre Veyron. The Super Sport version of the Veyron is recognised by Guinness World Records as the fastest street-legal production car in the world, with a top speed of The Veyron includes a sound system designed and built by Burmester Audiosysteme.

Several special variants have been produced. In December, , Bugatti began offering prospective buyers the ability to customise exterior and interior colours by using the Veyron To succeed the EB model produced under previous ownership , the maker quickly released a series of concept cars that would culminate in the Bugatti Veyron Between October, and September, , Bugatti introduced a series of Giugiaro -designed concept vehicles, each with permanent four-wheel drive and powered by the Volkswagen-designed W18 engine.

The decision to start production of the car was made by the Volkswagen Group in The first roadworthy prototype was completed in August It is identical to the later series variant except for a few details. In the transition from development to series production considerable technical problems had to be addressed, repeatedly delaying production until September The Veyron EB The Veyron features an 8. Each cylinder has four valves for a total of 64, but the configuration of each bank allows two overhead camshafts to drive two banks of cylinders so only four camshafts are needed.

The Veyron can be driven in either semi-automatic or fully automatic mode. The Bugatti Veyron has a total of ten radiators: German inspection officials recorded an average top speed of the original version at May responded that the Veyron was very controlled, and only wobbled slightly when the air brake deployed. At the same time, the wing and spoiler deploy. Top speed mode must be entered while the vehicle is at rest.

If so, the rear spoiler retracts, the front air diffusers shut, and normal Bugatti claims maximum deceleration of 1. As an added safety feature, in the event of brake failure, an anti-lock braking system ABS has also been installed on the handbrake.

Prototypes have been subjected to repeated 1. The targa top version of the Bugatti Veyron EB Two removable tops are included, the second a temporary arrangement fashioned after an umbrella. The Grand Sport edition was limited to units, with the first 50 going exclusively to registered Bugatti customers. A version was introduced at the Qatar Motor Show with a horizontal colour split with a bright yellow body framed in visible black carbon including black-tinted wheels , seats in yellow-coloured leather upholstery with black stitching, middle console in black carbon, dashboard, steering wheel and gearshift made of black leather with yellow stitching.

The Bugatti Veyron Production is limited to 30 units. It is limited to five units. It has an orange body detailing, orange wheels, and a special black exposed carbon body. Later that day, Bugatti's official test driver Pierre Henri Raphanel drove the Super Sport version of the Veyron on Volkswagen's Ehra-Lessien near Wolfsburg , Germany high-speed test track to establish the car's top speed. On 15 April Bugatti's speed record was confirmed: Having evaluated all the necessary information, Guinness World Records is now satisfied that a change to the speed limiter does not alter the fundamental design of the car or its engine.

A number of special editions of the Vitesse were made. A Bugatti Veyron After the world record attempt, Dr. The fact that we have succeeded in reaching With an open top, you can really experience the sound of the engine and yet even at higher speeds I did not get compromised by the wind at all.

Bugatti was reported to produce coupes and roadsters up to the end of Only Bugatti Veyrons were produced in a span of over 10 years. Originally the new model due in was meant to be no faster or more powerful than the Super Sport. This was later changed after a faster and more powerful in-game counterpart of the Super Sport appeared in Gran Turismo 6 , known as the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo.